Thursday, July 8, 2010

Sourdough Adventures I

Rosemary Garlic Sourdough Bread

As I mentioned before, I am an amateur when it comes to sourdough baking.  Rosemary garlic sourdough, sounds delicious, doesn't it?  Unfortunately, I chose to use fresh garlic and rosemary, both possessing strong antibacterial properties.  What happened?  The yeasts and bacteria couldn't reproduce and my bread did not rise even though my sponge was very active prior to adding the garlic.  I was disappointed but thankfully the bread still turned out yummy and wasn't rock hard as it still managed to rise slightly after 6 hours of proofing.  Notice the dense crumb in the photo.

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